Right-hander Josh Lindblom, whom the Texas Rangers obtained for franchise icon Michael Young, received the Choi-Dong-wa award as the top pitcher in the Korean Baseball Organization.

Lindblom, in his fourth KBO season, was 15-4 with a league-leading 2.88 ERA in 26 starts with the Doosan Bears. He led the league in quality starts with 21 and ranked seventh in strikeouts with 157 in 168 2/3 innings.

Lindblom, 31, was 1-3 with a 5.46 ERA in eight appearances with the Rangers in 2013. They acquired Lindblom and right-hander Lisalverto Bonilla from Philadelphia in December, 2012, in a deal for Young. The Rangers sent Lindblom to Oakland a year later for outfielder Michael Choice and infielder Christopher Bostick.

Choice, who did not meet expectations with the Rangers, also went to the KBO. He hit .258 with a 17 homers and a .798 OPS in 349 at-bats this season.

Lindblom is likely to finish his career in Korea. He returned to pitch for Pittsburgh in 2017 and had a 7.84 ERA for 10 1/3 innings in four relief appearances.